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Development Services

The Development Services Department is committed to creating a high quality, sustainable community for citizens and businesses. We do this by planning, creating, managing and applying the standards for development.

Our department is composed of the following divisions:

Building Inspections:
The Building Inspection Division is responsible for issuing permits and performing inspections for new Commercial and Residential building construction, additions and remodeling projects for residential and commercial properties. Additionally, the Building Inspection Division enforces the following codes: Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, Energy, Zoning ordinance and certain state statutes relating to construction.
Code Enforcement:
The Code Enforcement Division assists the residents of the city in providing an optimum environment conductive to good health and naturally home surroundings. Code Enforcement is responsible for inspecting properties within the City to enforce specific City Ordinances related to public nuisances, zoning violations and substandard buildings.
Planning & Zoning:
The Planning and Zoning Division is charged with processing all annexations, zoning, specific use permit, site plan, landscape plan and subdivision plats. The Division is responsible for processing Zoning Board of Adjustment cases as well.

For your convenience and to better serve your needs, you may now contact us at [email protected] for the following Development Services listed below:

Submitting permit application forms
Contractor Registration
Building Inspections
Code Enforcement
Planning and Development
Zoning

For specific questions regarding any of these areas, please be sure to include the property address or a survey/plat of the property.

Shawn Fort,

Director of Development Services

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Shawn Fort has been with the city since November 2013 and holds the title of Director of Development Services. He is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Development, Building Inspection & Code Enforcement divisions.

[email protected]